Class of 1995 members Hal Lehr, Dan Kelly and Ben Chou pictured during a get-together in Los Angeles last summer

The Class of '95 is headed back to campus for our upcoming 10-year reunion. From the notes that I've seen, we are going to have a great turnout. Our goal is to have the highest percentage of people who have ever returned for the 10-year bash. If you haven't already bought your tickets and booked your hotels, then put down this magazine and go online and book a ticket. See you May 6-8. So with that, here is some news to whet your appetites:

Peter Vladimir Urbanc and wife Diana announce with much joy the birth of daughter Sasha Danielle on Nov. 24. Sasha joins 2-year-old brother Michael. Peter is working as a director in debt capital markets at Barclays Capital in New York.

Jules and Ruth Veloria added to their clan last fall with a pair of twins. Julianne Claire Veloria and Kieran Robert Veloria arrived Sept. 27 at 12:50 and 12:51 p.m., respectively. Julianne weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces, and Kieran was 5 pounds, 13 ounces. (You do the math — that's a lot of baby.) At last report, Ruth and the twins were doing well. No update on daddy's condition.

	New parents Kathy (Schreiner) Brumme '95 and Peter Brumme '95 and son Ian Erich
	Guatemalan Ambassador to the United States Willy Castillo '95 presents his credentials to President Bush.

I thought Frank Wettercamp was missing in action, but he says: "I am not really missing. I showed up singing beautifully at Lawrence Chan's wedding this summer. But I'm still waiting for my first big-label contract. Therefore I am still at PwC, where I run PwC-Munich's business recovery services team. We are just 15 minutes outside of Munich in the beautiful Bavarian countryside. Henry had his first day in a Bavarian school yesterday. Marie's first day in a Bavarian kindergarten is today. Whenever one of you is in Munich, let me know! Lawrence Chan told me already that he would be in Munich a couple of times per year. Guests are always welcome."

Brent Harrison reflects on changes that have taken place over the past 10 years: "It's a strange feeling to approach our 10th reunion. It doesn't seem so long ago, and yet I look at my four roommates from second year (Jonas Cedergren, Jakob Benber, J. Carroll and Tyler Stevens) with whom I remain close, and we've produced nine kids among us since we were together at Kellogg."

Carolyn Olsen reports: "I am living in the Bay Area with my husband Tim (married a couple of years ago). I recently moved out of the city to the peninsula and am working at eBay (PayPal)."

When I sent out notification of Kellogg's No. 1 Business Week ranking, I got this modest little reply from Willy Castillo: "This is great news, and I feel elated for the school and for Dean Jain. Just to let you know, I am currently living in Washington, D.C., where I am working at the time. I am ambassador of Guatemala to the United States and it's been a great experience so far. Looking forward to seeing you next year at our 10-year reunion." Willy has been hanging out with "W" (President Bush). Willy's first welcome reunion was held in New Jersey with an old Kellogg study group.

Jennifer Korngiebel '93, Willy Castillo '95, Alex Vollbrechthausen '95, Paul Korngiebel '95 and Emre Oksan '95

Todd Dorrien became a daddy again: "We are thrilled to announce the birth of William James Dorrien — otherwise known as Baby Liam. He was born Oct. 4 weighing a little less than 8 pounds and measuring 20 and some inches. He and mom and dad are doing well, while big sister Mia is reserving judgment until a later date. The William is after Todd's g-g-g-great grandfather from Scotland and James is after Sue's father, also of Scottish origin. He may have a kilt in his future! He was born on the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, and as we were leaving the hospital, a whole flock of birds landed in the trees and started singing. We hope little Liam gets a chance to meet you all soon!"

John Martin is still in NYC and he's started his own consulting firm. As he says: "I am interested in helping smaller-size companies grow intelligently. I would like to pursue private companies with enterprise values ranging from $2 million to $50 million, through two avenues: 1) consulting directly with these companies on operational and strategic issues (as a 'COO for hire') to help them grow intelligently; 2) (and later) working with business partners to acquire select companies that meet these and other criteria." Reach him at jfmartin67@yahoo.com.

Nicole Neuefeind continues to take cool photos in Europe and was recently recognized for her efforts: "I am very excited to share with you that last week I received a bronze trophy in the prestigious annual professional photography competition in Spain organized by the Associacion de Fotógrafos Profesionales. There were more than 700 works by professionals entered in the contest. You can see my award-winning series, called 'Made in Barcelona' on my Web site, nicneu.com. There you can also see some of my other work. Commercially, my primary focus is on digital product photography for catalogs and advertising. If you have friends or colleagues who may be involved in the selection of photographers for your company's marketing materials, I would really appreciate it if you could pass along the URL for my online portfolio to them, or send me their email addresses so that I can introduce myself and give them a chance to see my portfolio. I am open to projects both in the States and Europe."

	The Knuppel/Taherian family celebrates a happy Halloween. From left, Steve Knuppel, baby Damon, Suzy Taherian '95 and Darya

Stacey Castor is into something new and she's looking for some help: "I joined a number of classmates who have taken the entrepreneurial plunge and started my own online business selling 'boutique' designer clothing (newborn to 6 years) and artisan-made toys and accessories from Latin America, artebebe.com. Great gifts. Would like to extend to all Kellogg alums 10 percent off on any order (type in KELLOGGBEBE during checkout). Looking for someone who is a fluent Spanish-speaker with a background in apparel design or production (high-end knitwear) to partner with in creating a new line. Anyone? Have also started doing 'marketing strategy and innovation' consulting on an independent contractor basis. Recently relocated from Los Angeles back to the East Coast. Would love to hear from friends I've lost touch with."

Suzy Taherian dressed up at Halloween with her family, which now includes husband Steve Knuppel; daughter Darya Knuppel, 3; and new addition Damon Knuppel, born Aug. 12.

Mark Lamps sent in a note about a couple of classmates he is in contact with: "Emre Oksan is still running the company importing coats from Turkey that he started while at Kellogg; Sajal Kohli is a partner at McKinsey in Chicago; Derrick Holley has customer service call centers (outsourcing) in the Philippines. Living and working in China keeps Mark, who is general manager for Pentair Enclosures, every bit as busy as the experts warned him it would!"

Brent Harrison is keeping busy and has added another hat: "I have been bitten by the entrepreneurial bug. I successfully launched a high-tech, marketing consultancy last year SmokeJumper Strategy provides strategy, marketing and product-innovation services to Internet and software companies. I also am VP marketing for SwapThing, swapthing.com, the best place to trade, swap and exchange virtually anything. And I recently set up a lakefront vacation rental property in the Seattle area with my significant other. Check it out at perfectplaces.com/LakeMorton.htm. It is an ideal place for family vacations or that Kellogg alumni get-together. Life in Silicon Valley keeps me busy with children Hanna, 8, and Parker, 6."

Dodie Crawford became a mommy again: "My big news is that Catherine 'Katie' Amelia Crawford was born April 5, 2004, two weeks after we completed a major remodel and moved back to our San Francisco home. Big brother Sam loves his baby sister and it gives us such joy to see them together. Now that things have settled down a bit, I'm working a couple of days a week as a marketing consultant for high-tech and consumer companies in the Bay Area. I hope to make it to Reunion!"

I've talked with Nick Palmer lately and it wasn't an overseas call. Here's why: "In June I was asked if I was interested in transferring to San Francisco for a year or so to help lead a major financial services piece of work we had just won. Liz and I thought about it (for about 2 seconds) and four days later I was here, with the family joining me in August. We are having a great time, sampling the delights of the Bay Area and reconnecting with a number of old Kellogg buddies. We are now pretty settled, with the kids in school and a great little house in Belvedere/Tiburon with a fantastic water view. My commute is a five-minute walk to the ferry and another five minutes at the other end to my office or client. Doesn't get much better than that for a consultant!"

A strong Kellogg School contingent turned out to see alums Kerry O'Rourke and George Bischof wed. From left, John Stickford '95, Phil Yau '95, Bill Kaufmann '96, Todd Krueger '95, Mark Medema '95. Leslie Kleinheksel Coote '95, Jeff Cooper '94, Ron Sann '94, Kerry O'Rourke '95, George Bischof '94, Bill Brown '94, Larry Russoff '94, Eve Lee '95, Sky Joyner '95, Dina Joyner, Ben Chou '95, Bob Lannert '67, Lisa Powers '94, Brian Saltzman '94, John Powers '94, Dave Sipes '94, Paul Machle '94, Rick Schiffmann '94, Evelyn Armstrong Marks '94 and Will Marks '94. Brent Harrison '94 and Keith Evans '94 were also there to celebrate, but missed the picture.

Linda Plate Guy sends her reunion regrets: "I am currently working at Boston Medical Center as director of nursing operations in downtown Boston and living in Beacon Hill. I will be thinking of everyone that weekend."

Kurt Ryden is hoping to see everyone at Reunion, where he has some big news to announce.

Tom McGuinness will be at Reunion — he only has to drive to campus: "Hope you are well. Looking forward to seeing you at our 10-year reunion! It's hard to believe it has really been that long. I have been in Chicago pretty much entirely since Kellogg. I also remained at McKinsey the whole time, which is a bit ironic given that I won the award at the Keg for 'the person most likely to change jobs the fastest after graduation.' I am one of the leaders of McKinsey's healthcare practice and also lead Kellogg recruiting for our Midwest office (Chicago, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh). See you at Reunion."

Bill Sheehan is doing well. He has been with Longworth Venture Partners for almost four years — a record for him. He writes that he is still celebrating the Red Sox World Series victory and that it would be great to see people if they pass through Boston."

Kelley Rich has changed her work day — it's gotten harder: "Big changes in the Rich household. After nine years at SC Johnson I have resigned from the company to take a career break to spend more time with my kids. I am planning on being a full-time mom for two to three years until my youngest is in first grade. I'm loving it so far! Looking forward to seeing you at Reunion."

Jeff Hyman says: "It's great to be back in Chicago! Rachel '96 and I left San Francisco for the Windy City last month. We miss the warm weather, but it's good to be able to find real pizza again. I recently joined Dyson as vice president of marketing. Never thought I'd be selling vacuum cleaners, but it's an amazing product (see dyson.com). We passed Hoover last month and are now No. 1 in market share. It's a lot of fun — almost as much fun as our 5-month-old son Max. He's just completed his application to Kellogg and is enrolling for 'early-early-early admission.' Stay in touch — new email is jeff.hyman@dyson.com."

Rebecca Swarr still has that amazing smile. She writes: "I got married last year to Dan Posner and was honored to have many Kellogg buddies join in the celebrations: Carla Cooper (Neumeyer) and husband Paul, Dave Mathias and wife Devara, Dan Kelly and (now wife) Juliet, Tyler Stevens, Amy Shriber (Lehr) and husband Todd, Seth Ruthen, Stacey Castor, Geoff Stevens '96 and wife Stephanie, and Claudio Ludovisi. Kathleen Cedergren, Lisa LaVine (Forthofer) and Kate Kustermann '94 were absolutely beautiful as bridesmaids. That's old news, though, as I'm now a mom of 3-month-old Jacob. What a trip — I can't be happier. Professionally, I'm still a consultant with a practice in L.A. doing executive coaching and OD work. There's a chance that I'll be moving the practice to N.Y. or Chicago in the next six months. I'll keep you posted ... hopefully in person at the reunion."

The Brad Frank family has gotten bigger: "Brad, Deb and brother Gavin welcomed Sydney Aryn Frank into the world in May 2004. I hope all is well with you and I look forward to seeing you and your family at the reunion."

Kerry O'Rourke recently celebrated a big date: "Kerry O'Rourke and George Bischof '94 recently celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary. Kerry and George were married in December '03 and had a great Kellogg turnout to help celebrate in Princeton, N.J., including classmates Eve Lee, Mark Medema, Todd Krueger, Phil Yau, John Stickford, Sky and Dina Joyner, Brent Harrison, Ben Chou and Leslie Kleinheksel Coote. Also attending were Will and Evelyn Marks '94, Ron Sann '94, Bill Brown '94, Jeff Cooper '94, Keith Evans '94, Paul Machle '94, John and Lisa Powers '94, Larry Russoff '94, Brian Saltzman '94, Rick Schiffmann '94, Dave Sipes '94 and Bill Kaufmann '96. Kerry and George moved into a new home in Atherton, Calif., last year and would love to have visitors. Kerry is a senior vice president at AOL in Mountain View and George is a general partner at Focus Ventures in Palo Alto. They're both looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion in May!"

This one kills me. It's a very unlikely recap from Dan Kelly: "There was a recent PRR (Pasadena Reunion of Roomies). There was 100 percent attendance, as Dan Kelly and Nick Palmer paid a visit to David Mathias. Times have not changed, as Nick was tossing back Diet Pepsi while David changed dirty diapers and Dan led a chorus of 'Greased Lighting.' OK, maybe things have changed. I've been in Los Angeles since graduation and am still enjoying it, though not a week goes by when I don't think of getting back to New Orleans. I left Disney several years ago and am now the senior vice president of business development for THQ Inc., a large video-game developer and publisher, where I manage the green-light process for new games and lead corporate-development efforts (e.g., new business, M&A, etc). It's a great job, allowing me to exercise both the right and left sides of my brain. In May 2004, I married Juliet Inge, sister of Susan Inge Callahan '96. We live in Brentwood and hope to make it the reunion. Please look us up next time you're in Los Angeles."

Another intraclass family just got larger: Kathy (Schreiner) Brumme and Peter Brumme welcomed their son Ian Erich Brumme on Aug. 30. Kathy left AT Kearney and took a job with Hewlett Packard in May and is working with the BPO strategy group in Palo Alto. Peter is still with Sapient and is splitting his time between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Life has been quite hectic since the move, but the family reports they are slowly connecting with the Kellogg Bay Area community and look forward to getting back in touch with more West Coast classmates.

Simon Rankin is married. (There, I said it with a straight face.) Simon reports: "I got married on New Year's Eve. No Kellogg attendance, despite invites to Turq and Mr. Bad Attitude."

From another intraclass couple: "Todd and Christy Forest welcomed a new baby daughter on Feb. 5, Callie Morgan Forest. Her big brother Tasman (3 1/2 years) is very excited to share his motorcycles and monster trucks with her! Christy is coming up on 10 years at the Corporate Executive Board in D.C., and now leads the member services organization. Todd recently passed his six-year mark at AOL and ran the NYC Marathon this past fall before No. 2 child arrived."

Tracy Heilman and her husband also grew their family by 50 percent: "Tracy and I are the proud parents of a BIG baby boy, Boden Heilman Macika. He weighed in on March 1 at 9 pounds, 3 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches (where is the height to go with that weight?!). We are all doing great and can't wait to introduce him to you."

For all of those who added babies to your marketing mix, you might want to get in touch with a classmate: "Amy Shriber is still working in the world of children's entertainment, but on two fronts. Amy and Todd Shriber had a baby boy, Theo, in October. Her new status as 'mom' helps her as vice president of global brands for HIT Entertainment in New York City, where she develops global strategies for brands such as Bob the Builder, Barney and The Wiggles. No, it's not like the movie 'Big,' but after all these years I get to bring home some perks, instead of sending toys to all my Kellogg friends."